Description
The Lucky Bean Tree by Sheila Pike is a humorous, tongue-in-cheek novel about the chaotic lives of a group of expatriates living in fictional Zimbabwe. At the centre of the story is Stella, an unconventional woman who finds herself juggling a string of identities and responsibilities, from hostess and fashion designer to lover, secret agent and spy. As she navigates the eccentricities and complications of expatriate life, Stella begins to wonder whether she is Africa’s very own Scarlett O’Hara.
With a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour and absurd situations, the novel pokes fun at social pretensions, romantic entanglements and the often dysfunctional world of its characters. Like Scarlett, Stella prefers to leave difficult decisions for another day, convinced that tomorrow will bring its own answers.
